OTTAWA – As Canada plans to significantly ramp up its immigration levels in the coming years, some policy experts are worried about potential effects on health care, housing and the labour market. But Immigration Minister Sean Fraser insists that Canada needs more newcomers to address labour shortages and demographic changes …

  Western US states were bracing for yet more torrid weather Friday and into the weekend as so-called atmospheric rivers lined up to dump heavy rain and snow across the already soaked region. California has been battered by weeks of downpours that have killed at least 19 people, flooding communities, …

STRAIGHT TALK by Hafeez Khan Pakistanis are creative and enterprising. They find ways of coping, whether surviving in abject poverty or developing their future, if given an opportunity. Few nations are blessed with these traits. Having lived abroad and being exposed to different peoples, this entrepreneurial spirit is quite rare. …

Ottawa — Canada’s relationship with the Indo-Pacific region has been forged through generations of deep person-to-person connections. As a major source of newcomers to Canada and the fastest-growing economic region in the world, the Indo-Pacific will continue to play a vital role in Canada’s immigration strategy. As part of the …

CHICAGO: More than a million US power customers were in the dark Friday as a “bomb cyclone” winter storm walloped the country, closing highways, grounding flights and causing misery for Christmas travelers. Heavy snow, howling winds and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of …

King Charles III is all set to make his first Christmas speech as a monarch and an image of the recording has already been released. The photo shows the king wearing a royal blue suit as he records his inaugural festive address which will be broadcasted on Christmas Day. As …

Women seem to experience excruciating cluster headaches more frequently than men do, a recent study published in the journal Neurology revealed. Even though they are more frequent in men, scientists claim that the brief but intense pain attacks that people normally experience on one side of the brain are worse …

How Meta became its personal enemy in 2022 This year’s macroeconomic challenges have affected every tech company. However, Meta always manages to make the worst situation worse, according to Cecily Mauran, tech reporter for Mashable. Although TikTok poses a severe threat to Meta’s existence, Meta is perhaps more at risk …

Keeping up with its winning streak, Bilal Lashari’s The Legend of Maula Jatt is not just creating new records in Pakistan but also breaking them internationally. The cult classic has now topped SS Rajamouli’s RRR’s lifetime business in just 17 days of its release in the UK. Given that RRR …

BASEL: Felix Auger-Aliassime won his third title in as many weeks on Sunday as he defeated Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the ATP final in Basel. The ninth-ranked Canadian climbed to provisional sixth in the season points race to the eight-man ATP Finals in Turin from November 13. Auger-Aliassime added …